[ HIJACKING PLOT QUESTIONNAIRE ]

[barrayarmods]

HEY GANG!! As I design the missions for the Star Gate hijacking plot (EXCITEMENT), there are a few things I need to know pertaining to your plans for your characters so I can better tailor the event. So please take a few minutes to reply to a couple of quick questions so I can make note in my plans. If you're not sure yet, you can just respond with "undecided", because that's still helpful for me to know.

1. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Are you planning to have your character die or miss their opportunity to board the Star Gate ship during June II? (Please keep in mind the caveats as mentioned in this post re: character death and a potential sequel game)
   
2. Are you planning to have your character seriously injured during the hijacking?
   
3. Can your character pilot a spaceship?

ETA: As an FYI, there'll still be opportunities for character death & missing the opportunity to use the Star Gate in July I, even if they do board the ship. Being on the ship does not mean they have to go home -- they can be there just to help, if they're planning to stay.

Thanks, gang! As always, feel free to ask if you have any questions!

Comments

QUESTIONS

[barrayarmods]

[standsentinel]

1. No death, but I'd be down for some RNG on missing the boarding window.

2. Also up for RNG injury!

3. The very first glimpse of Kaidan in canon is in the copilot seat of the Normandy, and then he's never seen at the controls of anything again. I will say 'Yes, but emergency only'.

[barrayarmods]

RNG injury can totally happen, there'll be plenty of opportunity, but I'll leave the details to you.

To be fair I don't think we have a single character who is an actual pilot, and neither is Micah despite having flight training, so I think the takeoff will be...interesting.

[standsentinel]

Tactics. They can't possibly hit us if we don't even know where we're going to be next, right?

[protocol]

1. Death, undecided, because it'd be kind of fun but I'm also not sure and Wash is kind of Mr. Avoids-Death-Each-Time-Despite-Trying-Quite-Hard-Not-To anyway. And also let's face it I like to maximize his misery and death is really an escape from his shitty life. I do want him to make it to the ship though, mostly because missing the boarding window would just make the decision for him and for Wash having to make the decision will cause him the pain. Again, maximum misery.

2. Was hoping to leave severity of injury up to RNG. With maybe the specifics for me to decide? IDK! I'm up for full RNG too really.

3. Freelancer does seem to give them vehicle training but also like they have dedicated pilots and all that, so I'm going to say yes but with more experience with things like fighters and smaller craft rather than big giant spaceships with like 30 people manning the bridge. Relevant experience does probably mean that if there was someone who could fill in the gaps on board he'd be a quick study though.

[barrayarmods]

Injury can be RNGed, but I would leave the specifics up to you. Since it'll be another full-on infiltration operation there are plenty of opportunities for people to get hecked up.

[startpoint]

1. No death, and I'm willing to leave whether or not she misses the depature window up to rng since she's... not really leaving anyway lmao though I would definitely like to have her be able to say her goodbyes to those that are leaving.

2. Just fuck her right up Open to rng'd levels of injury!

3. Going by what we've seen in canon Carolina is at the very least capable of piloting a small fighter craft even if she's not cleared for a massive spaceship.

[barrayarmods]

There'll be ample opportunity for goodbyes before everyone leaves on the mission, but ofc even if she goes on the ship it doesn't mean she has to go home. (And after they send everyone through the Star Gate, Micah does have to make it back to the planet and make sure the Star Gate is destroyed beyond repair, which I am sure they could use any help they can get with.)

I can RNG for the extent of injury, but I'll leave the specifics to you.

[lovernotafighter]

1. I'm open for it, but if Tucker's gonna die, my only request is that he does it while saving/protecting people. He'd go down as a hero; it's a bit of who he is.

2. Toootally open to this, too.

3. I'm sure Tucker could bang on some buttons...and fuck shit up more. Let's just keep him out of the cockpit, shall we?

[barrayarmods]

Character death is always 100% at the discretion of the player, it's a decision I'm reluctant to make for anyone, but consider the caveats re: the maybe-sequel if you decide to kill Tucker off.

Also, what's your take on the other half of that question re: missing the chance to board the ship?

[lovernotafighter]

No worries; I've thought about that. (And how much it would affect the other players in the sequel to see a Tucker who has no memories of this place, the complexity of those relationships, and the interesting angle it would bring, especially if he did die trying to protect those very same people. I feel as though it opens a lot more "Tucker No" situations, and a dynamic of trying to be close but trying to put themselves at a distance because THAT memory is there, haunting them.

Plus, I find that what it might do to the remaining characters, particularly the one from his world and the friends he made here, interesting as well. But I'm open to both!).

If Tucker does survive, I'd rather he'd go home. Bittersweet happy ending because his kid is there.

[barrayarmods]

Those are all definitely interesting angles to consider, and his death would absolutely impact some of the NPCs (as would the appearance of a fresh, non-CRAU Tucker in the maybe-sequel).

And yes good, Junior needs his dad.

[lovernotafighter]

Tucker needs his Junior, too. Sad honk.

[terrifyingrenegade]

1. No, on both accounts.
2. Nah
3. Abso-fuckin'-lutely yes she can. Pearl has v. high vehicle proficiency.

[barrayarmods]

oh thank god somebody who can finally fly a ship it was gonna be a bumpy ride if micah was the one piloting

[terrifyingrenegade]

Lmao yeah she's like, a fucking stunt driver with ground vehicles so that's probably where she REALLY shines more than air/spacecraft, but we do see her piloting gem ships a couple of times with no issues so. :Tb

[moneytwin]

1. Missed connection for space flight. I'd prefer her not to die..
2. Vex will be open for injuries for sure, likely resulting in why she doesn't make it to the flight in time? If it also means capture, I'm down for it.
3. Is it a magic carpet or a broom? Otherwise, noooooope.

[barrayarmods]

Character death is always 100% at the discretion of the player, so no worries. And she could get captured if you want! But I don't know how much would come of it plot-wise since we're at the end of the game. There's going to be a bunch of Barrayaran forces also part of the hijacking attempt who are going to fall back once the Star Gate ship is up and away, so the general assumption is that anyone left behind would fall back with them. But if there's something special you want to do with Vex for this plot, let me know.

[moneytwin]

I was thinking more caught by the cetas at the start of the take over, but fleeing with the barrayarans after, but I'm easy either way. (She'll be the saddest elf when she realises there's no second chance to go home, of course.)

[barrayarmods]

Oh that absolutely works :D

[dendarii]

1. No death and no missed connections! I've decided not to be cruel after all.
2. I would like him to be seriously injured, though.
3. Reasonably well! He's not, like, amazing at it, but he could do it if he had to. (Unless he's injured.)

[barrayarmods]

sonia will yell at him until he walks through that star gate if she has to

[dendarii]

:(

HE'S GOING, JEEZ

[barrayarmods]

don't worry she'll still cry when he leaves

[infailtration]

1. No death! And he's going to be staying (though he doesn't know it yet) but I don't want him to miss the connection because he's going to want to say goodbye to everyone he cares about. And be there to get the others to the ship.

2. I was going to leave it up to RNG!

3. Going with no!

[sparkwhisperer]

1.) Tarn is totally going to miss the opportunity to board the star gate ship, i just don't know exactly how that will go down

2.) I'm down if hes somehow injured C:

3.) yes but he wont get to.

[durango]

1. No death or missing the window of opportunity
2. But! I am okay with an RNG injury
3. Sure can - while it's certainly not her specialty, it's part of basic training and definitely would be part of her officer's training.

[latkje]

1. Nah to this.
2. Undecided/open to RNG.
3. LMAO no.

[asklepian]

1. No death but I am a-ok with missing the window of opportunity if the RNG gods will it. If a sequel game is happening I think I'd actually prefer he miss it.
2. Open to RNG. fuck me up
3. Yes! Like Deanna, not necessarily his specialty, but it's part of basic training and he knows enough to take runabouts out on trips to medical conferences all by himself. :|b

[barrayarmods]

Even if he gets on board the ship, there'll still be an opportunity to miss his chance to go through the Star Gate 👍🏼

[vorrutyer]

1. Not open to death; Byerly is planning to stay behind unless someone really talks him out of it.

2. Up for RNG injury, absolutely!

3. Pr...obably? He can certainly fly a lightflyer and that sort of thing so he could probably manage a shuttle in local space.

[barrayarmods]

Byerly is planning to make it to the ship though, right?

[vorrutyer]

That he is, yes! Making sure Miles goes through.

[thesisko]

1. Naaaah
2. SURE THAT'S COOL WITH ME
3. Yep! He's not a dedicated helmsman or anything but, y'know, he's pretty darn capable.